[news.eclipse.platform] Re: [Contributions] New Menu API in 3.3M5

[Steve Blass <sblass@xxxxxxx>]

Will the sample plug-in examples be updated for the 3.3 release?  I'm 
thinking of the Hello World action set example and the plug-in with a 
view example which includes actions and a context menu.

Paul Webster wrote:
> Work in 3.3M5 has firmed up the new Menu Contribution API quite a bit, 
> and developers on 3.3 can start using it.
>
> It allows command to be placed in menus and toolbars, and separates the 
> placement of the command (main menu, main toolbar, view menu, etc) from 
> the command's visibility (when a context is active, when an action set 
> is active, when an object is selected, etc).
>
> Preliminary examples for using the new *org.eclipse.ui.menus* extension 
> point are available on the "Menu Item Placement Examples" page:
>
> http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Menu_Item_Placement_Examples
>
> This page also has the "Work still to be done in 3.3M6" section.  If you 
> have any question you can ask them in the eclipse.platform newsgroup. It 
> will help if you start your Subject with [Contributions].
>
> As you find bugs, please check existing bugs using this URL: 
> http://tinyurl.com/yrbtt7 and if you cannot find a matching bug, then 
> open one with a Summary that starts with [Contributions] against Eclipse 
> Platform UI at https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/
>
> Please include your eclipse version from the about dialog.
>
> Please give us your feedback, as org.eclipse.ui.menus will deprecate 
> actionSets, editorActions, viewActions, and popupMenus.
>
> Later,
> PW